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A unique antibody system may help explain bats' unusual tolerance of viruses

livescience.com · 12dShare

Researchers found that vesper bats use two separate sets of genes to build antibodies ‪—‬ a rare evolutionary quirk that may give them different ways to fight infection.

First report: Two antibody gene systems may help explain vesper bats' unusual viral tolerance — phys.org, 13d